LCH Christmas Carols - December 2024
LCH Cooking Club - September 2024
Here at Leeds Children's Hospital we have a Cooking Club every Tuesday. It is always lots of fun - we have made pizza, buns, muffins, cheese straws, tzatziki, tomato pasta and garlic bread amongst other things. It's a chance for pupils to try new foods, socialise and share their learning experiences. We love getting together! I wonder what we'll make next week?
Communication - September 2024
Welcome to the new school year! September is all about communication.
At Red Kite View we have been looking at all forms of communication from British sign language to hieroglyphics.
Our Book of the Month was also focused on the theme of communication; books were picked that are about storytelling with monsters, sending secret coded messages to win a war and finding ways to communicate with someone who can't live in the outside world.
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Enrichment Week - July 2024
Enrichment week marks the end of term at our hospital sites.
At Red Kite View, our HLTAs have been busy running enrichment groups on the ward. Staff and young people have created mosaics and leaf bowls. Thanks to ward staff for supporting the Starling on the ward group.
We look forward to seeing you in September!
Yorkshire Pride - July 2024
RKV European Championships - July 2024
At Red Kite View we have been following the European Championships and learning about the different countries competing in the tournament.
On both PICU and GAU we held a competition, where the ward staff and young people all picked a country out of a hat.
As disappointed as we were that England did not win, we are delighted to announce that Lawrence and Hilde won the competition.
Huge thank you to our very artistic HLTA, Kelly, and one of our creative students for decorating the 'trophies'.
LCH 'Tennis & Tea' - July 2024
On Friday 12th of July, we hosted a Wimbledon themed tea party in our classroom, The Learning Zone.
The event, titled 'Tennis and Tea', was a collaboration between MNTS and Ward 35, bringing together patients both young and old from across Clarendon Wing. At MNTS we are always looking for ways to expand our learning community through joint events. The tea party is the latest of these community building events which so far include fundraising projects, themed sessions for all pupils and a weekly online meet up to share our learning with each other.
In the week leading up to the tea party, pupils worked hard in their sessions on tennis themed tasks, including writing tennis haikus, crafting handmade tennis rackets and baking delicious scones to serve.
On the day, their learning was on display for all to see, alongside board games, tennis jokes and a live tennis match on the big screen. Over tea and scones, conversation flowed between young and old and the benefits of bringing people together were clear to see.
LCH Primary Elections - July 2024
Last week, some of our Primary Pupils took part in a mock election. They wrote their own party manifestos, made a ballot box and did lots of political canvassing on the wards and across the hospital. Finally, they collated and presented the results in their maths lessons.
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RKV Midsummer celebration - June 2024
In Scandinavian countries, Midsummer night is considered a time of magic and mystery when plants acquired healing powers and were used to predict the future. Wearing a wreath of flowers in your hair is an old symbol of rebirth and fertility.
Today, Midsummer is about celebrating that the best time of the year lies ahead of us.
Learning Disability Week - June 2024
80th Anniversary of D Day - June 2024
Pride Month - June 2024
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GCSE Exams - May 2024
Fundraiser at LCH - May 2024
Check out how busy our Primary pupils have been! They worked very hard to write stories that are great to read, had them printed at the fantastic Leeds University Print and Copy Bureau and sold them to family and friends to raise money to buy new games for the ward. They raised an amazing £165! A huge thank you to the Play Team who did the shopping for us and promoted the sale of the books. A brilliant team effort- and now everyone gets to have fun with the games!
Arts Award achievement - May 2024
Over the course of their admission at Red Kite View, one of the young people worked towards gaining their Bronze Arts Award, and their portfolio was submitted earlier this month.
We are really proud of Hannah's hard work, her amazing creativity and for persevering with the knitting machine!!
Hannah, we wish you lots of luck for when you start college this September to study Art & Design.
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British Science Week - March 2024
The team at Leeds Children's Hospital celebrated the theme of 'time' during British Science Week. Children created a variety of different ways to build timers; using sand, water and even marble runs!
Watch the video below to see how their inventions fared.
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International Women's Day 2024
8th March is International Women's Day and marks the start of British Science Week.
Over the next week MNTS will be incorporating the theme of 'time' in to our lessons.
World Book Day 2024
Happy World Book Day from all at MNTS! As Mary Poppins herself might say it's been "practically perfect in every way"!
Staff at Red Kite View celebrated the day by shared their favourite books, while staff at Queenswood and Leeds Children's Hospital dressed up for the occasion.
Magical Lessons at LCH - February 2024
At Leeds Children's Hospital, Elena has been taking inspiration from Harry Potter to complete English and Science activities, earning her Wizarding Pawprints badge with her wonderful work.
Safer Internet Day - February 2024
Tuesday 6th February was Safer Internet Day.
At Red Kite View we promoted ways to keep safe online, exploring our digital footprint and how we can navigate the internet responsibly and safely.
Here are some useful websites to help keep you safe online:
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Mock Exams - January 2024
29th January marks the start of the Year 11 Queenswood students sitting their mock exams. Breakfast is provided for them each morning to make sure they are in the best position to do well.
Good luck everyone!
Human & Civil Rights - January 2024
This January Red Kite View have been highlighting the importance of Human Rights, the rights we have simply because we exist as human beings. They are inherent to us all, regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. They include the right to food, education, work, health, and liberty.
The month has commemorated Martin Luther King Day, International Day of Education and Holocaust Remembrance Day.
The Red Kite View books of the month have explored worlds where human rights have been discarded, where humans have been discriminated against and where people have fought to protect their rights and the rights of others.
Christmas Around the World - December 2023
This month we have been counting down to Christmas by exploring how Christmas is celebrated around the world, from Ukrainian traditions of decorating Christmas tress with spiders webs to the Icelandic tradition of giving books to be read in front of the fire and drinking hot chocolate.
From everyone at MNTS, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
¡Feliz Navidad!
Joyeux Noël
圣诞节快乐! (Shèngdàn jié kuàilè!)
Веселого Різдва (Veseloho Rizdva)
کرسمس مبارک! (Christmas Mubarak)
Wesolych Swiat (weh-sohl-ih shveeaht)
Storyteller at LCH - December 2023
The Learning Zone at Leeds Children's Hospital was delighted to host 'Northern Dreaming', a storytelling performance provided by 'Leeds 2023 Year of Culture'.
Many thanks to Kathleen Yore (Odd Doll Theatre) for her lively and engaging performance on 4th December. Children from several wards attended to watch, join in and add some sparkling ideas to the stories.
Anti-Bullying Week - November 2023
This week (13.11.23 - 17.11.23) has been Anti-Bullying Week.
Red Kite View have created an eye catching display and Book of the Month was focused on resilience and overcoming challenges.
Mosaic at Red Kite View - November 2023
The education team were very excited to finally see their mosaic in pride of place in the garden at Red Kite View this week.
This has been a huge project where education staff have collaborated with inpatients over a number of months, and has involved the creative efforts of several young people.
Well done and thank you to everyone involved!
LCH Award to MNTS - November 2023
The teachers at Leeds Children's Hospital school are delighted to receive this award, which recognises instances when people have gone above and beyond to support colleagues.
We hosted about 30 babies in our classroom when they had to evacuate the nearby maternity ward. The nurses and play team supported the newborns and their families as we did our best to make everyone welcome.
Thank you @leeds_childrens for this award!
Space Week - October 2023
During Space Week (4th October - 10th October) our Primary pupils at Leeds Children's Hospital rocketed off into space... Learning about planets, constellations, astronaut outfits, alien adventure stories and how rockets work. We had a blast!
Black History Month - October 2023
This October the MNTS are celebrating Black History Month across all sites.
At Red Kite View, our Books of the Month are inspired by this year's theme of "Celebrating our Sisters".
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